Has anyone accepted the challenge in “Barāhīn-e-Aḥmadiyya”?

As far as is known, no. No one accepted the challenge, neither in the lifetime of Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), the Promised Messiah, nor afterwards, and the prize he offered has never been claimed.

In his work “Barāhīn-e-Aḥmadiyya”, Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (as), the Promised Messiah, set out a great number of arguments for the truth of Islam. He based them on the Holy Qur’an and on sound reason. He then invited the followers of other religions to present even one fifth as many arguments for their own faith. To anyone who could do so, he promised 10,000 rupees.

This challenge was not a boast. It follows the example of the Holy Qur’an, which likewise calls on its opponents to produce something equal to it. Whoever is convinced of the truth of his cause does not shy away from open comparison. He invites it.

As far as is known, no one has taken up the challenge. That is due to the nature of the book. It is so dense with ideas and arguments that even very learned readers can only read it slowly. Almost every sentence opens a new line of thought, and one has to pause before reading on. It is not difficult because it is unclear, but because there is so much in it.

To this day the book has not been answered, and no one has even seriously attempted to refute it. So the prize is still waiting. For a reader who is searching, this is an invitation to examine the arguments himself and form his own judgement.